Tip 1: How to take a picture of a laptop camera
Tip 1: How to take a picture of a laptop camera
Laptops and netbooks are equipped with built-inwebcams. It is logical to assume that if the device is capable of capturing and broadcasting a video, it will be able to take a photo. On many models of external webcams there is even a special button for this purpose. On the laptop camera, there is no such button. So how do you turn it on to take a picture?
Instructions
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Use to get a photograph of "native" forlaptop camera program - it must be shipped with the computer when you purchase it. For example, for HP laptops, this program is HP Camera (Start menu - HP All Programs - HP Camera).
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Install in the settings menu of the HP Camera program(the button with the drawn gear) the size of the photo, the parameters of the self-timer. For more fine-tuning of image quality - brightness, contrast, saturation, etc. - use the "Driver Properties" button.
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Select the camera icon from the selection menushooting modes on the right (the camcorder icon turns on the video recording mode). To take a photo without the self-timer, click on the round button in the lower right corner of the program window. The resulting photo in Windows 7 will be saved in the "Images" library.
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Use standard photomeans of the Windows operating system (in the example used Windows XP). Make a transition: the Start menu - Control Panel - Scanners and Cameras. Select the built-in camera from the list of available devices. The system can recognize it as a USB device, do not be scared of it.
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In the opened window, click on the "Remove" button located below the camera's viewfinder. The resulting photo will be displayed in the window to the right of the viewfinder. Select it and click the "Next" button.
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Enter the name of the picture in the window that opens and selectthe path to save it - the photo is ready. Similarly, you can take a photo through the interface of the folder "My Pictures" and the menu of the standard graphics editor Paint.
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Open the My Pictures folder or the Paint editor(Start Menu - All Programs - Standard - Paint). Select "Get from camera or scanner" in the menu. Then proceed in accordance with the instructions described above. A photograph made through the Paint toolbox, you can immediately edit.
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Use to get photo shots of the programfor third-party webcams, which are distributed in large numbers on the Internet on a paid and free basis. For example, the free program Live WebCam http://www.ddd-soft.net.ru/programs/livewebcam.
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Start Live WebCam and makephoto by clicking on the button "Take a picture", or set the parameters for automatic shooting. A detailed guide to setting up and working with the program is available on the program's website (the link is listed above).
Tip 2: How to take a picture of the page on the Internet
Active Internet users and people whose work is somehow connected with it, sometimes it is required to "photograph" the page on the Internet. There are several ways, consider one of them.
You will need
- - a computer
- - access to the Internet
- - any image editor
Instructions
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Open the site you are interested in in a separate windowyour favorite browser. Most sites do not usually fit into a "single screen", that is, you can not always take a photo of the entire page. If this is the case, scroll down to the section that you need.
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Find the PrtScrn / Sys Rq key on the keyboard, it is usually located on the top right side, next to the Scroll Lock, Pause / Break buttons, in the block just above the arrow keys.
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The browser window with the site should be locatedon top of all other windows and be active so that the next step turned out right. Hold down the Alt key and, without releasing it, once press the PrtScrn key found earlier. The photo of the page on the Internet is done and copied to the clipboard. Now you need to paste it into the image editor. To paste an image from the clipboard, you can use the basic Paint editor that comes with the Windows operating system, or any other editor that allows you to work with the clipboard.
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Open Paint, a new document will be created. Then press Ctrl + V, and the picture from the clipboard will be pasted into the editor. Now you need to save the file. In the file menu, select File -> Save As ..., specify a name for the created snapshot, and select "JPEG Format" as the file type. Done!
Tip 3: How to take pictures from your computer
The screen of the monitor, even the ultramodern, is covered with a thin reflective material. Therefore, take pictures with Computer as a matter of fact it is impossible: either flash will be reflected on a frame, or natural illumination in a premise will create glare. Much better images will be obtained using standard tools Computer.
Instructions
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Open the program window where the required object is located. Scroll so that the object is visible.
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Click the Print Screen button. It displays the following letters: "Prt Sc Sys Rq". This button is located in the upper row of the keyboard, just to the right of the center.
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Open any image editor. Suitable even the simplest, standard for the OS "Windows" "Paint". Instead, you can use ACDSee, Adobe Photoshop, the drawing manager "Microsoft Office" (it is included in the "Microsoft Office" application suite of recent generations). The editor himself will not play an essential role, although in simpler editors the quality of the screenshot may suffer while maintaining.
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If necessary, click the command "Create newfile". On a blank sheet, click on the top menu bar "Edit" and the command "Paste." You can replace this operation with a combination of "Ctrl-V" or right-clicking a sheet and selecting a command from the context menu.
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From the top toolbar, save the file.Open the "File" menu, then click "Save" or "Save as ...". Write down the screenshot under the desired name, in the desired format and in the desired folder, selecting the appropriate options in the window.
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Also for instant shooting of screenshots andpublications on the Internet can use special programs. One of them is "Floomby". Download the program from the developer's site and install it on your computer. The use of the program is free of charge.
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Open the program. In the main menu, click on the "Screen" button. The program will send a screenshot to the site server of the program and give you a link to the result.
